Re: [PATCH v2 01/10] rust: pass module name to `Module::init`

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 01:39:47AM +0200, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> In a subsequent patch we introduce the `Registration` abstraction used
> to register driver structures. Some subsystems require the module name on
> driver registration (e.g. PCI in __pci_register_driver()), hence pass
> the module name to `Module::init`.

I understand the need/want here, but it feels odd that you have to
change anything to do it.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@redhat.com>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/lib.rs           | 14 ++++++++++----
>  rust/kernel/net/phy.rs       |  2 +-
>  rust/macros/module.rs        |  3 ++-
>  samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs |  2 +-
>  samples/rust/rust_print.rs   |  2 +-
>  5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> index a791702b4fee..5af00e072a58 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub trait Module: Sized + Sync + Send {
>      /// should do.
>      ///
>      /// Equivalent to the `module_init` macro in the C API.
> -    fn init(module: &'static ThisModule) -> error::Result<Self>;
> +    fn init(name: &'static str::CStr, module: &'static ThisModule) -> error::Result<Self>;

Why can't the name come directly from the build system?  Why must it be
passed into the init function of the module "class"?  What is it going
to do with it?

A PCI, or other bus, driver "knows" it's name already by virtue of the
build system, so it can pass that string into whatever function needs
that, but the module init function itself does NOT need that.

So I fail to understand why we need to burden ALL module init functions
with this, when only a very very very tiny subset of all drivers will
ever need to know this, and even then, they don't need to know it at
init module time, they know it at build time and it will be a static
string at that point, it will not be coming in through an init call.

thanks,

greg k-h